[5][6] The incident occurred a week after Foley was cleared of multiple charges that included resisting arrest and battery of an officer.
[7] His passenger, Lisa Gaut, was convicted on April 26, 2007, on charges of assault with a deadly weapon and misdemeanor drunken driving for her role in the incident[10] and was sentenced to 180 days in jail with the possibility of a work furlough.
[11] In accordance with the policy of the Coronado police department, Mansker was placed on administrative leave[12] and was reinstated to full duty in January 2007.
[13] In February 2007, the American Civil Liberties Union sent a letter to the California Attorney General's office on behalf of 25 local community, religious, and civil rights groups criticizing a pattern of questionable police shootings in the San Diego area, asking the state to intervene due to the San Diego District Attorney's problematic handling of these cases, including the Steve Foley incident.
[14] On January 31, 2007, Foley announced that he was suing the city of Coronado and Aaron Mansker in a civil negligence claim.
The complaint does not specify specific damages, only seeking to reclaim medical expenses and "the loss of past and future earnings.